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The small African country is still reeling from the fallout of last year’s region-wide drought that devastated harvests.

A long-term economic basket case, the country has been revived by the radical policies of its controversial president. So what can we learn from them?

Economic risks are emerging in France while political instability looms, as the third government is in danger of falling in little over a year. Further attempts to tackle the country’s enormous debt could be choked until after the next presidential election in 2027.

On the bright side, it’s not as bad as France, where the government may have to be bailed out by the IMF. There the tumbrils are rolling and the French Left is planning what looks like a general strike, with the fun slogan, “Bloquons tout” or ‘block everything’. Emmanuel Macron…